All posts by Jon C. Scheide
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Go Ahead, Make Your Day: An Assistant Director’s Guide to Running a Set
The late Sam Fuller, a veteran of moviemaking and of World War II, once said, “Film is like a battleground.” He was... -
What’s In An Eighth? An Assistant Director Explains How to Break a Screenplay Page and Plan Shots
Math is generally reliable, but in the world of moviemaking, not so much. “Five takes” usually means 15 to 20. A DP’s...
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Inside the Issue: Distribution
Your Key to Distribution Success: Get Keyed in to Key Art, and You’re On Your Way to an Instantly Iconic Movie
Think about some of the most famous posters ever produced: Jaws, Scarface, Taxi Driver, The Shining, Ghostbusters, E.T., The Godfather. What do they have in common? To...2Inside the Issue: Festivals
deadCenter Film Festival 2017: Oklahoma City Is the Biggest Star Of This Consistently Great Event
Film festivals are as good as their programmers and audiences, and the deadCenter film festival has an abundance of excellence in both. From the very first...Inside the Issue: Producing
What Investors Want to Hear: Here Are the Things You Need to Be Telling Potential Financiers In Your Pitch
There are as many different ways to get funding as there are movies made, but the one thing all of those stories have in common is...6